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Job summary

Main area
community
Grade
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week
Job ref
395-MED514-24
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
The Courtyard, Pudding Lane,
Town
Kent
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
21/02/2025 23:59

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NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST COMMUNITY ADULT EATING DISORDERS - MAIDSTONE

NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in

Job overview

COMMUNITY ADULT EATING DISORDERS

CONSULTANT PSYCHIATRIST

(MAIDSTONE – KENT)

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Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert, at any time, in the event of receiving suitable applicants.

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Job Details:

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Salary

£105,504 - £139,882 per annum (Pro-rata)

Contract

Substantive

Hours

Full-time: 10 Programmed Activities (DCC:SPA = 7.5:2.5)

On call

None

Location

The Courtyard, Pudding Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PA

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Qualifications needed:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Full GMC registration with a licence to practice

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý CCT or equivalent

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST

Main duties of the job

Why NELFT?

NELFT is an award-winning community and mental health Trust, providing healthcare for over 4.9 million people, ensuring our patients, family and friends feel confident that their health needs are met. We are committed to delivering theÌýbest careÌýto the communities we serve across North East London, Essex and Kent.

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With an excellent reputation for research and development, our skilled healthcare professionals are at the cutting edge of evidence-based innovation, opening up the possibilities for better ways of working and delivery of care. Joining us will provide you with unparalleled access to training opportunities, continuous CPD, peer support groups, and a robust supervision and appraisal system.

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We are currently recruiting for an Adult Consultant Psychiatrist position in the Kent All Age Eating Disorder (AAED) service based at The Courtyard, Pudding Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PA.

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This is a replacement, substantive, full-time post – 10 PAs with 7.5 PA DCC and 2.5 SPA. This post is currently vacant, and we wish to recruit to this post as soon as possible.

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You will join another full-time substantive Adult Consultant Psychiatrist, 2.8wte CAMHS Consultants, 0.4wte Paediatrician, and 0.6wte CAMHS Specialty Doctor within the service, and will have the opportunity to influence future direction, treatment, and models of design in the area in which you work.

Working for our organisation

Why Kent?

Kent is a county in Southeast England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the northwest, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the southwest. Kent is famously known as the Garden of England, renowned for its beauty.

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You’ll not only benefit from the green surroundings, i.e., the Kent Downs; there are also some fantastic blue beaches. Kent is steeped in history with an abundance of castles, museums, and places of interest to visit.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be expected to:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work as part of multidisciplinary teams providing care to patients with eating disorders across all ages, although more focus on the adult patients

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide senior medical support to the team, and direct input on clinical cases

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Provide guidance and supervision to the team, work directly with adults (and their families), and liaise as appropriate with other external adult mental health providers, and acute hospitals

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Work alongside another Adult Consultant Psychiatrists, 2,8wte CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrists, 0.4wte Paediatrician, and 0.6wte CAMHS Specialty Doctor within the service, and will share supervision requirements for junior doctors in the service

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Further develop links already established with the local acute trusts’ A&E departments and inpatient wards, in order to continually improve our services

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Be responsible for patients allocated to them and will assess, manage, plan, and deliver care

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Support their peers and team leader and be an effective team member whilst working on their own initiative and supervise junior colleagues

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Commitment to collaborative working and actively supporting and liaising with other health and social professionals and agencies

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To be successful in your application, you will need:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To demonstrate that your values are in line with that of NELFT’s values,

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To be innovative, motivated, and passionate about Adult Eating Disorders

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Essential understanding of current developments in mental health care,

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý To be a team player

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NELFT Benefits:

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Relocation expenses

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Career Development and training

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Just & Compassionate Culture

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Award winning Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Vivup employee benefits platform and salary sacrifice scheme

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Salary Finance and Financial Wellbeing support

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Employee Assistance Programme

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Health & Wellness initiatives

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 11 Staff Networks including parents & carers network, ethnic minorities network, LGBT+ network and Disability network to name a few

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Retail Discounts

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Flexible working and agile working

·ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Cycle to work scheme

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To apply for this role, please visit or and search under job reference number 395-MED514-24.

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For more information, hear directly from our clinicians in Kent, by accessing this video link:

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We encourage you to view our Trust website and read the news stories, which will give you more information about the breadth of the organisation and our innovative services.

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Please also view our social media pages to get an insight into life at #TeamNELFT.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • CCT or equivalent
  • Section 12 Approval or eligibility for it. Approved Clinician status, or eligibility for it. Inclusion in, or eligibility for inclusion in the Specialist Register or within 6 months of obtaining CCST
Desirable criteria
  • Masters or Doctorate degree. A management qualification. ECDL or equivalent qualification. Experience in strategic development

Clinical Experience

Essential criteria
  • Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders especially eating disorders.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive knowledge of the biological, psychological, and social determinants of mental health disorders and evidencebased management interventions.
  • Up to date knowledge of recent DH documentation and NICE Guidelines.
Desirable criteria
  • An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF, and clinical governance priorities

Clinical Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent clinical skills.
Desirable criteria
  • Clear thoughts on how to involve service users in service development and to provide a service which is experienced as being “service-user friendly

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Dr Sophia Holliday
Job title
Associate Medical Director
Email address
[email protected]
Additional information

For further details / informal visits contact:

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Associate Medical Director: Dr Sophia HollidayÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý [email protected]

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Medical Director: Dr Vincent Perry ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý [email protected]

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Chief Medical Officer: Dr Caroline AllumÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý [email protected]

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